Sept. 11-12

EQ:
How do historians get at the truth?


CW:
discuss the following quote: "History is not the past. History is an argument of the past."
five-minute history of the United States
video clip: Trump quote about reality and the media
handout: primary vs. secondary sources--Stanford website; IB primary document questions
video clip:
Pocahantas saves John Smith
John Smith investigation
video clip from The New World
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quick summary of events:
American Revolution; Articles of Confederation; Shays' Rebellion

HW:
Read Chapter 3; lesson 2 from the online textbook
The Framers--who helped write the Constitution?
Virginia Plan
Great Compromise
3/5's Compromise
Checks and Balances; separation of powers
Amending the Constitution